¹² “How you have ^(A)fallen from heaven,
O ^[a](B)star of the morning, son of the dawn!
You have been cut down to the earth,
You who have weakened the nations!
¹³ “But you said in your heart,
‘I will ^(C)ascend to heaven;
I will ^(D)raise my throne above the stars of God,
And I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the recesses of the north.
¹⁴ ‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
^(E)I will make myself like the Most High.’

“You ^[a]had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
¹³ “You were in ^(B)Eden, the garden of God;
^(C)Every precious stone was your covering:
The ^(D)ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your ^[b](E)settings and ^[c]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
¹⁴ “You were the ^(F)anointed cherub who ^[d]covers,
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy ^(G)mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the ^(H)stones of fire.
¹⁵ “You were ^(I)blameless in your ways
From the day you were created
Until ^(J)unrighteousness was found in you.
¹⁶ “By the ^(K)abundance of your trade
^[e]You were internally ^(L)filled with violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, O ^[f]covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
¹⁷ “Your heart was lifted up because of your ^(M)beauty;
You ^(N)corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before ^(O)kings,
That they may see you.
¹⁸ “By the multitude of your iniquities,
In the unrighteousness of your trade
You profaned your sanctuaries.
Therefore I have brought ^(P)fire from the midst of you;
It has consumed you,
And I have turned you to ^(Q)ashes on the earth
In the eyes of all who see you.